EDITED: 12/1/18

Everyone was on the living room, except for Yara. Even if they're tired, they started talking to each other.

"Uhm, Tsurugi, I'm just asking..." Tenma said.

"What?" Said Tsurugi.

"Let me finish. What do you think of Yara-chan?"

Sakura pushes Tsurugi's shoulders when she heard what Tenma said.

"Yieee, what do you say, Tsurugi-kun?" Sakura teased him.

"Don't push me. What do you mean by that?"

"I mean, what do you say about her? Is she cool? Short? Weird... or pretty?" Shindou tackled his arm.

Tsurugi rolled his eyes in annoyance, "What do I get if I answered that question anyway?"

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"Well, its not like you can get anything if you answered it, but atleast we discuss with each other, unlike you." Shindou replied.

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"Whatever."

They teased Tsurugi about it and he was noticeably pissed. He was forced to answer that question in the end.

"She is indeed a cool, quick, strong and nice sport and partner to me. Happy now?!"

"Hm, so that's what you think about her..." Minaho tapped his chin again.

Tsurugi sighed and began to walk away to avoid the topic, but while doing that, he heard Minaho add something to his previous statement.

"But I'm certain that he likes her."

He stopped on his tracks and one of his eyes twitched. He doesn't like some people expose his 'feelings' to others, even if he was still unsure of it. He turned around and speaked.

"Can you please stop this conversation already? Its utterly pointless." The volume of his voice increased, tensing up the atmosphere.

"Why though, Tsurugi-kun? Could my sentences be true because you're pissed?"

Tsurugi gritted his teeth and his eyebrows met. His deadly aura also appeared.

"Hey, hey, I think you should stop right there now, Minaho-kun..." Kusaka said, trying to take control of the situation.

"Yeah, Kusaka's right. May be we Can just rest since all of us are tired, aren't we?" Ibuki added.

The tension went on until...

"Hey, guys. What's the deal? You're noisy," Yara mumbled as she scratch on her soft hair, "Anyway, did anyone saw my phone here?"

Tsurugi's demeanor changed into a calm one when she saw Yara entering the scene. Her sight is enough for him to calm himself. He doesn't want her to get the idea that they're 'fighting' and he doesn't want her to know what they are talking about too either.

"Eh....I saw it on the refrigerator  there." Tetsukado pointed.

"Hm, okie, thanks!"

After she got her phone, she quickly hopped away from the living room. The group sighed in relief. The situation  lightened up somehow when you arrived.

"That was close." Manabe muttered.

Tsurugi also sighed, releasing his anger he had from earlier.

"Hey, Tsurugi." Minaho called.

He looked to him with his eyes narrowed, "What again?"

"Look, I'm sorry for judging your opinions from the newbie. Maybe I was getting the wrong idea so... I'm sorry."

He looked away and made his signature 'tch' sound.

"You don't just go exposing other's opinions about someone. Don't misunderstand me." He said with a serious voice before walking to his room completely.

They exchanges glances. "Wait, what did he say? Does that mean..."

"His last line was 'Don't misunderstand me' contradicts the first one. We can't be sure."

Kusaka put both of his fist on the heads of the geniuses, lightly punching them. "You guys won't just leave him be, will you?"

"Kusaka, we're merely being realistic." Manabe defended.

"But he doesn't like it. Or you want Tsurugi to get angry with you two?"

"Of course, not."

Tenma joined in, "Tsurugi-kun is not the type of person who's willing to tell his thoughts with others, so I understand why he got a bit mad earlier. And its a right choice that you apologized to him, Minaho-kun."

"Hmm, yeah. I think so."

"Everyone get inside your rooms. Its getting late."

They go to their rooms like nothing happened. Meanwhile, in Tsurugi's room, the male only sat on the mattress with his phone, looking though the window. Tenma's question lingered on his mind.

"What do you think of Yara-chan?"

"What do I think of Yara..." He repeated the question. He was quite unsure, and the answer he gave earlier was a quick choice.

Its been just less than two weeks since Yara joined the team, and yet she intrigues everyone's minds. Tsurugi smiled a little through the window, saying.

Maybe I'll need more time to get to know her more.